The Run Smarter Podcast

Trang Nguyen is a Physiotherapist, Strength & Conditioning coach and host of the Athlete's Garage podcast. Trang has a particular interest working with endurance athletes at the end-stage of rehab. So today, we dive into ways you can implement or tweak your S&C sessions for optimization. Firstly, we discuss what a typical gym week would look like for a recreational runner, including freque...

Throughout this new weekly series, Brodie talks about his personal experiences with particular injuries and shares the lessons he has learnt along the way, so you will gain insight into injury management & prevention. This episode Brodie talks about his battle with patellofemoral pain. Firstly, we explore that runners simply cannot hide behind double leg strength work such as squats, deadlifts...

Megan Flanagan is a former collegiate runner who has a bachelor in nutrition, background in psychology, a personal trainer, running coach, ultra and trail runner and the host of Strong Runner Chicks podcast. With a special interest in body image, eating disorders, nutrition and self care, I invite Megan onto the podcast to talk about race weight, the unhealthy habits and unhelpful misconceptions s...

Throughout this new weekly series, Brodie talks about his personal experiences with particular injuries and shares the lessons he has learnt along the way, so you will gain insight into injury management & prevention. This episode Brodie talks about this transition from marathon running into sprint triathlons which resulted in a hamstring tendinopathy. Brodie highlights the impact of speed on...

Dr. Heather Hausenblas PhD, is a physical activity & healthy aging expert, researcher, and author. She is a co-author of 5 scientific books, and has published over 100 scientific journal articles.  Today we discuss the fascinating topic of exercise addiction. Here are the topics: The difference between exercise addiction and exercise committed. Typical behaviour and characteristics for someone...

Throughout this new weekly series, Brodie talks about his personal experiences with particular injuries and shares the lessons he has learnt along the way. You will gain insight into injury management & prevention. This episode dives into patellar tendinopathy. Here are some of the topics: How does a tendinopathy usually behave? Why we need to address our weak links, rather than just avoiding...

Alice Sanvito is a massage therapist trained in trigger point massage, remedial and sports massage. After several years practicing & lecturing the concepts she learnt she began challenging her own beliefs and following the science. Today we cover: Are there benefits to promoting blood circulation, and removing lactic acid? Does massage help with muscle lengthening & knots? What is the mech...

Throughout this new weekly series, Brodie talks about his personal experiences with particular injuries and shares the lessons he has learnt along the way. You will gain insight into injury management & prevention. This episodes dives into persistent calf tightness and achilles pain. Here are some of the topics: Is stretching effective for calf & achilles pain? How can running technique he...

My guest today is Jeff Sankoff. An emergency physician, ironman triathlete & podcast host of the Tri Doc podcast. His personal experiences with cramping and personal endeavours to find an explanation makes him the perfect guest for this topic. Today we cover: The proposed theories for muscle cramping The research history behind cramping The electrolyte imbalance vs neuromotor theory Potential...

On the back of my 4-day Unleash the Power Within seminar I decided to share my experiences & what you can take-away to become a better runner. Part 2 focuses on fulfillment. Make the decision to live a beautiful life, not just one of achievement. We runners are tough on ourselves. We work hard to achieve our running goals, striving and grinding a long the way, but the celebration is fleeting....

On the back of my 4-day Unleash the Power Within seminar I decided to share my experiences & what you can take-away to become a better runner. Part 1 focuses on the Success cycle and the 4 factors that complete the never-ending cycle. Your Belief, potential, action & results.  Become a Patron! Choose your Tier Here Run Smarter YouTube Channel Receive Run Smarter Emails Book a FREE Injury c...

Jake is an extremely enthusiastic running coach from the UK and hosts the podcast Running with Jake. Apart from sharing his passion and insight towards goal setting, we dive deeper into running motivation, human behaviour and injury woes. Jake discusses practical strategies for these scenarios along with enhancing the process of self-reflection. To continue listening to Jake I highly recommend lis...

Due to outstanding popularity, interest and curiosity I have decided to record an episode entirely dedicated to one research paper that was released this week. Fei Li et al, published an article looking at 3 randomized strength groups: 1.) Heavy strength + plyometric training 2.) Heavy strength training 3.) Endurance training Which training method is better at improving your running performance? L...

Today we have Lizzie Marlow, a specialist physiotherapist from the UK to share her expertise on tibialis posterior tendinopathy. We answer some listener questions along with: Tib post anatomy & function Likely causes for this condition in running Role of pronation & orthotics in tib post tendon pain Early & late stage strengthening exercises Running considerations & prevention tips...

Today on the Run Smarter Podcast we answer questions from our Patreon family. If you would like to contribute to the podcast, join our small family and have the opportunity to ask your own questions just contribute $5 per month and sign up on the patreon link below. Here are today's topics: What is a 'heel drop' in a shoe and how can a change in heel drop lead to injury. What is shockwave therapy...

Benoy is an advanced practice physio from the UK with a specialist Interest in Hip pain & Running Injuries. Today we talk about lateral hip pain in runners. Topics we cover: What is lateral hip pain? What factors cause hip pain in runners? Once painful, what should I avoid to manage pain? What are some early stage rehab exercises? Should I believe terms like 'your glutes aren't firing' & '...

Christos is a practicing physical therapist who published a paper titled ' Running economy: A comprehensive review for passive force generation '. On The Run Smarter Podcast today, we break down the concept on running economy and how you can apply this into your running to become a more efficient runner. We remove the scientific jargon so any runner can understand and finish with some practical ta...

We have the legendary Dr. Izzy Moore who is a world-leading researcher in Cardiff. Izzy has done a lot of work on gait-retraining and cadence changes.  Today I pick Izzy's brain on how a recreational runner can change their running technique to help their performance, overcome a running injury and injury prevention. Izzy shares the latest research on gait retraining for injuries, specifically ITB...

Today we dive into the elastic limits of human performance by introducing the 'central governor theory' proposed by Tim Noakes and discussed in Alex Hutchinson's book 'Endure'.  Become a Patron! Choose your Tier Here Run Smarter YouTube Channel Receive Run Smarter Emails Book a FREE Injury chat with Brodie Run Smarter App IOS or Android   Podcast Facebook group

This episode I have combined forces with Chris Russell the host of RunRunLive 4.0 podcast to discuss our tips on running faster without increasing your risk of injury. A few points we touch on: How to structure your running training Ways to remain consistent What footwear aids speed What role nutrition has in running faster Recovery tips You can follow Chris over on his website or follow him on tw...

Brodie answers all your patreon questions around running injuries. Here are today's topics: How long does it take for a tendinopathy to heal Injury management tips for plantar fasciitis Management tips for a high hamstring tendinopathy Are compression sleeves good for performance & recovery What are some good foot strengthening exercises Become a Patron! Choose your Tier Here Run Smarter YouTu...

On this episode we elaborate on the 5 key mistakes runners make during rehabilitation of a tendon. Here is the list: Resting your tendon too much Not interpreting symptoms correctly Not modifying daily activities Not progressing your strength exercises Relying too much on passive treatment Become a Patron! Choose your Tier Here Run Smarter YouTube Channel Receive Run Smarter Emails Book a FREE Inj...

Neil & Victoria are from the Running PTs podcast & today we do a roundtable format to help you with your calf strains. We discuss: Who gets calf strains Presentation, Signs & Symptoms Why you get calf strains How to manage calf strains What are some preventative strategies  Check out Neil and Victoria's podcast here Click here for Victoria's insta , Neil's insta Click here for the Trai...

Chris is a UK based physio and researcher. His past research has focused on running technique for injury prevention and performance. On today's episode he shares all his research findings in a way any runner can understand and apply. Click here for Chris' Website Follow Chris on Twitter Click here for the 5-Day Injury Prevention Challenge Become a Patron! Choose your Tier Here Run Smarter YouTube...

Simon Bartold jumps on the podcast today to help clear the air on carbon fibre shoes. Simon is a Podiatrist and has spent several years working with the worlds best shoe brands on shoe manufacturing. He is world-class with the latest research on shoe science and performance & is THE expert to ask, 'Is a carbon fibre shoe right for you?' We discuss how these are different to traditional running...